My take is we should not try to "control" the hurricanes per se. It is Mother Natures way of moving heat from the Tropics to other areas to keep the climate in balance. Their is a Meteorologist that I know who is a hurricane expert that has mentioned the "seeding" of huricanes when they get very large (CAT 3 or better). Hurricanes go through what is called "EyeWall replacement" during their life. This is typically when the pressures rise and winds slow down.... Essentially the Eye breaks down and then rebuilds. He has talked about planting some type of explosion that would essentially break down the Eye. This would cause a decrease in strength. HE also suggests that this is done only near land..... Let the thing run wild in the open ocean... Another option is placing material in the area to promote dry conditions which would breakdown the convection in the hurricane and that would also break down the eye.... These are just theories... no proof or anything... But I think they may have merit......
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My take is we should not try to "control" the hurricanes per se. It is Mother Natures way of moving heat from the Tropics to other areas to keep the climate in balance. Their is a Meteorologist that I know who is a hurricane expert that has mentioned the "seeding" of huricanes when they get very large (CAT 3 or better). Hurricanes go through what is called "EyeWall replacement" during their life. This is typically when the pressures rise and winds slow down.... Essentially the Eye breaks down and then rebuilds. He has talked about planting some type of explosion that would essentially break down the Eye. This would cause a decrease in strength. HE also suggests that this is done only near land..... Let the thing run wild in the open ocean... Another option is placing material in the area to promote dry conditions which would breakdown the convection in the hurricane and that would also break down the eye.... These are just theories... no proof or anything... But I think they may have merit......